Masorti Olami

Jan 15, 2011
While the Jewish world was focusing on the divisions between Haredim and secular Jews in Israel, our worldwide Masorti/Conservative movement made its own history last week with the first seminar of the groundbreaking Kiyum Leadership Institute. 11 dynamic young leaders from the European Masorti movement came together in Israel for this unique week-long seminar to develop their Jewish knowledge, practice and understanding of Masorti Judaism as well as their understanding of and connection to Israel. Participants came from UK, France, Spain, Hungary and Israel.

Friday, February 3, 2012    י' בשבט תשע''ב
at the Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies, Jerusalem

Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, recently visited several Masorti Kehillot in Europe, including Dor Chadash of Budapest, Hungary.
Click here to view an album of pictures from his visit.

Pictures from Masorti kehillot around the world taking part in FJMC's World Wide Wrap 2011 - the event teaches about and promotes putting on tefillin. Participants (or wrappers - ie. those that wrap the tefillin on their arms) also help rasie money to provide tefillin for Masorti Jews around the world who have limited access or funds to acquire their own.
 
More information on this event can be found at FJMC's World Wide Wrap website www.worldwidewrap.org

December, 2010
 
Here is a gallery of pictures from Channukah celebrations in two of our Masorti kehillot in France - Adath Shalom in Paris and Maayane Or in Nice.
 
At Adath Shalom, the kehillah came together on Motzei Shabbat to light the fourth Chanukkah candle, followed by a musical celebration. Members of the kehillah sang and played the piano, and Rabbi Ryvon Krygier also played a darbouka drum. The evenign concluded with donuts and traditionla Israeli folk dancing.
 

Masorti Olami's 2010 Evening of Tribute took place on Sunday, November 14th at JTS, honoring Rabbi Zachary Heller z"l, Hazzan David Propis and Mr Peter Miller. Here are pictures from the evening.

Masorti Olami held its Annual Evening of Tribute on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan, New York.

A letter from Yizhar Hess, Executive Director & CEO, Israel Masorti Movement
Sunday, November 29, 2009
 
To the Members of the Masorti Movement and Its Supporters,

Last night in Jerusalem, at the conclusion of Shabbat, as I stood on the dais and looked out at the thousands of people present (well over 2,000 even by modest estimates) I could not help but feel a sense of overwhelming pride. Even as we marched from Paris Square, down Ben-Yehudah Street, on our way to Zion Square, one could already sense it in the air.

 Members of the Masorti kehillah in Almere-Weesp held a Chanukah celebration on Sunday, December 13th. Here are pictures from the event.

The International Rabbinical Assembly took place in Jerusalem, Israel in the second week of February. Many rabbis were in attendance from North America as well as the rest of the Masorti World. Masorti Olami and MERCAZ Olami had two very important responsibilities for some of the programming during the week. Rabbi Tzvi Graetz presented an Educational CD on Judaism and the Environment to the entire group in attendance, distributing courtesy copies. On the Wednesday night program, Masorti Olami presented a power point presentation on Aliyah, for the Israel and Aliyah evening.

YOM HAATZMAUT SHABATON - Third Visit by Rabbi Juan Mejía.

It was with great joy that we celebrated Yom Haatzmaut, the  61st anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel, in our community dressed in appropriate festivity attire. Over the weekend we also had the honor of receiving the continued support of FJMC and the third visit of Rabbi Juan Mejia from the USA, who always takes the opportunity to share lots of information and teachings with us.